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maggiewinchester | Report | 4 Jan 2005 18:31 |
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Audrey, I have a few 'alias's' in my family eg Buckingham alias Beecroft. I think this sometimes happened when the father died and the mother remarried. The children tended to be known by their stepfather's name, but of course could also use their 'proper' surname. maggie |
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Audrey | Report | 4 Jan 2005 17:49 |
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Thanks so much everyone, we get such quick responses on here! I figured it meant something like that, especially the name Veal/Veale, it's spelled both ways on many records. I also was asked to look up the Quirk family, turned out to be Quick and there's a load of them too. Thanks again, Audrey in Canada |
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Phoenix | Report | 4 Jan 2005 17:40 |
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"Sic" must either mean that you are looking at a transcript of the original details (more likely pre 1754 than later) or the spelling, as Nell says, is unusual. Willum, Henery etc or possibly Molly, Betty, Nancy etc. Alias may reflect different spellings, an illegitimacy, or foreign origin eg Goodheart alias Bunker (Boncoeur) Some aliases disappear very quickly, but I have seen them carried over several generations and even across county boundaries. B |
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Patricia | Report | 4 Jan 2005 16:40 |
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My gt gt grandfather's Death Certificate actually has his name shown as "George Raikes alias Reakes". His birth is recorded as George Rex. I always thought it was just a question of pronunciation but cannot understand why the alias is shown on the certificate. Incidentally, his wife was known as Jane Reakes but his children are Raikes. Pat |
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Unknown | Report | 4 Jan 2005 16:25 |
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Sic is Latin and it means what you read is correct, even if it seems doubtful, so for example it might say Mathew (sic) when you would expect to see Matthew. It doesn't mean that the original entry is correct, merely that it is recording what was written exactly as it appears. Not sure about alias. nell |
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Audrey | Report | 4 Jan 2005 16:13 |
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I'm working on some Cornwall marriage records from the 1600 to the 1800's. I have found a lot of names similar to my family (Veal) so if anyone wants these records I'll be glad to send them on, they are from a British Genealogy site, just email me. However, I notice after one of my rellies? names, it has the word sic. in itallics, anyone know what this could mean? There are also a few names in these lists where the word 'alias' is written after the name, what does this mean? |
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